close Video George Papadopoulos speaks out on what's next after Mueller probe finds no collusion On 'FOX & Friends,' former Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos clarifies the 'misinformation' about his guilty plea in the Russia probe. Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos told the House Judiciary Committee that the FBI wanted him to wear a wire to record conversations with an overseas professor who had told him the Russians had dirt on Hillary Clinton, but that he rejected their request. Papadopoulos, who was charged and pleaded guilty to making false statements to federal prosecutors as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, told House lawmakers about the offer during a closed-door interview with the committee last year. The transcript of that interview was released Tuesday by committee Ranking Member Doug Collins, R-Ga. RUSSIAN WHO ATTENDED INFAMOUS 2016 TRUMP TOWER MEETING PRAISES ETHICS … [Read more...] about Ex-Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos says FBI asked him to wear a wire: transcript
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Ex-Trump campaign aide says FBI wanted him to wear a wire
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump campaign aide central to the early days of the FBI's Russia investigation said the FBI wanted him to wear a wire. The former aide, George Papadopoulos, said he was asked to record conversations with a professor who had told him the Russians had dirt on Hillary Clinton. Papadopoulos, the first of five Trump aides to plead guilty and agree to cooperate in special counsel Robert Mueller's recently-concluded investigation, told House lawmakers in a closed-door interview last October that he rejected the FBI request. A transcript of that interview was released Tuesday by the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee as part of an ongoing effort to sow doubt about the origins of the FBI's investigation into possible coordination between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign. Mueller ended his investigation last week without finding a criminal conspiracy between Russia and the Trump campaign to affect the 2016 presidential election, … [Read more...] about Ex-Trump campaign aide says FBI wanted him to wear a wire
Did Rod Rosenstein Wear a Wire Into the White House? Andrew McCabe Says Deputy AG ‘Was Absolutely Serious’
U.S. Donald Trump Former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe in an interview on CBS News' 60 Minutes said that former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was “absolutely serious” when he offered to wear a wire to record President Donald Trump. In the interview aired Sunday night, McCabe described to interviewer Scott Pelley the chaos in the top echelons of the Justice Department that followed the sacking of FBI Director James Comey by Trump in May 2017. “We talked about why the president had insisted on firing the director and whether or not he was thinking about the Russia investigation and did that impact his decision,” said McCabe, referring to the FBI probe into allegations Trump's campaign colluded with Russia to win the 2016 presidential election. Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee with the other heads of the U.S. intelligence agencies in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill May … [Read more...] about Did Rod Rosenstein Wear a Wire Into the White House? Andrew McCabe Says Deputy AG ‘Was Absolutely Serious’
King, a wire fox terrier, crowned best in show at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club dog show
A wire fox terrier named King has been crowned best in show at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club dog show, cementing his place in a long dynasty of winners in his breed.Wire fox terriers are the winningest dog of any breed at the long-running New York dog show, now in its 143rd year. King, whose full competition name is GCHB CH Kingarthur Van Foliny Home, is the 15th wire fox terrier to be named best in show.The dog, owned by Victor Malzoni, Jr. of Fowlerville, Michigan and handled by Gabriel Rangel (pictured above and below with the dog), took the title at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night after winning the terrier group. This isn’t the dog handler’s first experience with best in show, having won two other times. In 2010, Rangel celebrated a win with Sadie, a Scottish terrier. In 2014, he triumphed with another fire fox terrier named Sky.“After you win this show, there’s really nothing else to do," Rangel told Fox Sports after the win, when he was asked … [Read more...] about King, a wire fox terrier, crowned best in show at the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club dog show
Are you being scammed with a wire transfer?
Bill Moak Consumer Watch Published 12:00 PM EST Nov 16, 2018 If you’ve fallen victim to a scam in which the scammer asks that you send money via a wire transfer, you probably know that the money’s gone. For years, scammers have relied on the quick transfer of funds through wire services such as Western Union and MoneyGram, giving them quick access to the funds. Federal law enforcement agencies have challenged the industry numerous times to come up with better security measures and to take aggressive action when scams are discovered, but the fraud continues. Wire transfers are what make our financial system work. Trillions of dollars are sent around the globe every day by wire. But when scammers use wire services to commit fraud, they are often subject to action by federal regulators. In 2009, the Federal Trade Commission ordered Dallas-based MoneyGram International to take measures to stop fraudulent use, include conducting regular fraud investigations, and to … [Read more...] about Are you being scammed with a wire transfer?